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The Y in History

by Ajay Kaul

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Espionage - Double Agents

October 17, 2026 · 25 min

Oleg Gordievsky was a KGB Agent who fed vital intelligence to MI6 during the Cold War, averting WWIII. And Indian Double Agent helped India block its Air Space to Pakistan, prior to the 1971 Bangladesh War.
North Korea - the Kim Dynasty

October 3, 2026 · 26 min

After the Korean War, Kim Il Sung introduced juche or self-reliance and consolidated his power by introducing Songbun, which created a political caste system. The Songbun was used by his successor Kim Jong Il during the Korea Famine…
2011 - the Osama bin Laden Raid

September 19, 2026 · 30 min

In May of 2011, the US Seal Team Six conducted a raid on a large residential compond in Abbottabad, Pakistan and killed Osama Bin Laden. But how did Bin Laden land in Abbottabad from the Tora Bora Mountains in Afghanistan?
1975 - Sikkim's merger with India

September 5, 2026 · 26 min

Sikkim became a British India protectorate under the 1861 Treaty of Tumlong. After India's independence in 1947, the Indo-Sikkim Treaty of 1950, made Sikkim a protectorate of India. An Indian Intelligence operation in 1975 led to a…
Modern Warfare - lessons learned from Ukraine and Iran Wars

August 22, 2026 · 20 min

Drones, Drone Interceptors, Speed Boats and Sea Mines are some of the inexpensive artillery, developed and used across the Russia-Ukraine and US-Iran Wars, which have drastically altered the battlefield dynamics. So, what lessons have…

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Lebanon - from Paris of the Middle East to a den of the Hezbollah

August 8, 2026 · 26 min

From 1950 to 1970, Lebanon's Capital, Beirut, was known as the Paris of the Middle East. But after the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) moved its Headquarters to West Beirut in 1971, South Lebanon became an active battlefield…
Match Fixing in Cricket

July 25, 2026 · 28 min

In February 1995, Aussie Cricket legend, Shane Warne revealed that he and Tim May had been offered $200,000 each by Pakistan Captain, Salim Malik, to lose the October 1994 Karachi Test against Pakistan. The Qayyum Commission set up by…
2026 - US-Iran War

July 11, 2026 · 24 min

The US-Iran War started on Feb 28, 2026 when the Iranian Spiritual Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's residential compound was pounded by American and Israelis missiles and bombs. The intent was regime change, but several months in, the…
1776 - the Declaration of Independence

June 27, 2026 · 26 min

Prior to 1776, the American Colonist Leaders were reluctant to go against the Crown. But in January 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet "Common Sense", which laid the foundation for the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.
Soccer - 1950s through 1970s

June 13, 2026 · 24 min

After 1958, FIFA ensured that the World Cup tournament alternated between continents. Brazil won a record 3rd time in 1970 to get permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy. West German Captain Franz Beckenbauer became the first…
Soccer - early times to 1950s

May 30, 2026 · 25 min

In the mid-19th century, Association Football or Soccer, was introduced in English schools as part of the physical education curriculum. Soccer expanded globally, driven by British sailors, merchants, and engineers, as well as railway and…
1961 - the Berlin Wall

May 16, 2026 · 26 min

On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete barrier, between East and West Berlin, which came to be known as the Berlin Wall. The primary aim was to prevent mass exodus of East…

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Analyzing events in history to understand why they happened. The factors that led to various events at different times in history. The show picks certain eras like post-World War II and tries to connect events that happened across the globe around that time.